1885 United States gubernatorial elections
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United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1885, in seven states.
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November 3, 1885
April 1, 1885 (RI) October 13, 1885 (OH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mississippi and Virginia at this time held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year. New York at this time elected its governors to a three-year term. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected its governors to a single-year term, which they would abandon in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Iowa and Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year.
In Ohio, the gubernatorial election was held in October for the last time; the next gubernatorial election would be held on the same day as federal elections.
Results
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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| Iowa | Buren R. Sherman | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | William Larrabee (Republican) 50.76% Charles E. Whiting (Democratic) 48.73% James Mickelwatt (Prohibition) 0.41% Elias Doty (Greenback) 0.09% Scattering 0.01% [1][2][3] |
| Massachusetts | George D. Robinson | Republican | Re-elected, 53.53% | Frederick O. Prince (Democratic) 43.09% Thomas J. Lothrop (Prohibition) 2.25% James Sumner (Greenback) 1.06% Scattering 0.07% [4][5] |
| Mississippi | Robert Lowry | Democratic | Re-elected, 99.01% | Put Darden (Independent) 0.92% Scattering 0.07% [6][7] |
| New York | David B. Hill (acting) | Democratic | Re-elected, 48.86% | Ira Davenport (Republican) 47.78% Henry Clay Bascom (Prohibition) 3.01% George O. Jones (Greenback) 0.21% Defective and scattering 0.14% [8][9][10][11] |
| Ohio (held, 13 October 1885) |
George Hoadly | Democratic | Defeated, 46.75% | Joseph B. Foraker (Republican) 49.14% Adna B. Leonard (Prohibition) 3.84% John W. Northrop (Greenback) 0.27% [12][13] |
| Rhode Island (held, 1 April 1885) |
Augustus O. Bourn | Republican | [data missing] | George P. Wetmore (Republican) 56.22% Ziba O. Slocum (Democratic) 38.37% George H. Slade (Prohibition) 5.40% Scattering 0.02% [14][15] |
| Virginia | William E. Cameron | Readjuster | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Fitzhugh Lee (Democratic) 52.77% John Sergeant Wise (Republican) 47.22% Scattering 0.01% [16][17] |